OUTPUT DEVICES Output devices are things we use to get information OUT of a computer. Here are some examples of output devices:- Monitor George Doyle/Stockbyte/Getty Images The most common computer output device is the monitor or computer screen. Monitors create a visual display from processed data that users can view. They come in a variety of screen sizes and visual resolutions. There are two types of computer monitors‚ CRT and flat panel. CRT monitors use phosphorescent dots to create the
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Task: Using the Internet‚ list and define at least five different types of storage devices from the most reliable to the least reliable. Include in your search cost and availability of the storage devices. Include names of vendors for these storage devices. There are three main types of consumer-grade computer storage: internal‚ external‚ and network attached. Internal storage is generally a hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD) that hosts computer’s operating systems and programs. External
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Input Devices QWERTY Keyboard The keyboard is the most common type of input device. In other countries‚ the keyboard layout is different due to their different language and characters. There are some variations of keyboards to the normal keyboard. Some are wireless which means that no wire is required to connect it to the PC; and some have ergonomic design‚ which have a special design in order to reduce muscular stress on the user. Mouse The mouse is a pointing device which is used to move
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Transitional Devices (Connecting Words) Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab at http://owl.english.purdue.edu Transitional devices are like bridges between parts of your paper. They are cues that help the reader to interpret ideas in the way that you‚ as a writer‚ want them to understand. Transitional devices help you carry over a thought from one sentence to another‚ from one idea to another‚ or from one paragraph to another with words or phrases. And finally‚ transitional
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Communication devices Types Communication Devices FAX E-MAIL VIDEO CONFERRENCE PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS BLUETOOTH COMPUTERS FAX Fax is short for ‘facsimile’ which means ‘copy’. A fax machine is a device that can send a copy of a paper document over the telephone network. The sending fax converts the light/dark areas of the printed document into noises. These noises travel through the phone system and are received by another fax machine. The receiving fax machine converts the noises into printed
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tribe found in various parts of South and Southeast Asia. They are a tribe of the larger ethnic group which the Britishers called them as Chin in Myanmar and Kuki in Manipur and Lushai(now Mizo) in Mizoram‚ but it is notable that‚ European writer‚ Sir J. George Scott claimed in his book Handbook of Practical Information 1911 & Burma and Beyond 1932 that‚ the Zomi never called themselves by such names as Kuki or Chin or Lushai. He wrote: ’The names like Kuki and Chin are not national‚ and have
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Literary Analysis Stephanie Butler ENG 125 Introduction to Literature 1-12-15 There are many types of prejudice in our world‚ but in the two literary works “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “What it’s like to be a black girl” by Patricia Smith‚ racism is the prejudice that the characters are battling with. Unfortunately racism is a global problem‚ but these stories discuss racism in America. These writers have used their ability to write to discuss these problems by short story and
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Types of Storage Devices Physical components or materials on which data is stored are called storage media. Hardware components that read/write to storage media are called storage devices. Two main categories of storage technology used today are magnetic storage and optical storage. Primary magnetic storage o Diskettes o Hard disks (both fixed and removable) o High capacity floppy disks o Disk cartridges o Magnetic tape Primary optical storage o Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD ROM)
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Video 1.06 Storage Devices Hard Drives Hard drives are comprised of platters Read/Write heads for each platter Read and write on top and bottom of platter Never exposed to magnets Data loss may occur 137 GB Limit Hard Drive size limited to 137GB Not a physical limit Limited by address the system can support 28 bit communications limited to 268‚435‚555 addresses equates to 137 GB Flash BIOS to upgrade hard drive interfaces PATA‚ SATA‚ SCSI‚ USB‚ and FireWire most common is the
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Networking Devices Maigue‚ Melleghie Claire T. EE1 - 1/ES1 - 1 Networking Devices ... Hub - commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port‚ it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets. Networking Devices ... Multistation Access Unit (MAU) - a hub or concentrator that connects a group of computers (’nodes’ in network terminology) to a token ring local area network. Networking Devices ... Bridges
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